Hop picker



Feb. 17. 1925. 1,526,945

D. E. WILLIAMSON HOP PIGKER Filed Oct. 3, 1923 1 m4 @WW.

/5 HW RA/EK Patented F b. 17, 1925. 1,526,945

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

DANIEL E. WILLIAMSON, OF OREGON CITY, OREGON, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF 'IO BENJAMIN J. GLADI-IAlR-T, OF PORTLAND, OREGON.

HOP ZPIGKER.

Application filed October 3, 1923. Serial No. 666,314.

To all whom it may concern: The operation of my device is as follows:

Be it known that I, DANIEL E. VILLIAM- It is applied to the hand as shown in Figson, a citizen of the United States, and a ure 4 and secured by the strap 18. It is resident of Oregon City, in the county of preferable to provide one of the devices for B Clackamas and State of Oregon, have ineach hand. The combs 14: and 16 on both vented a new and useful Hop Picker, of hands are used to comb the hops from the which the following is a specification. vines into the basket. It will be understood This invention relates more particularly that where the device is used on both hands to devices for picking hops. it is preferably made right and left.

10 An object of my invention is to provide It is evident that no matter in which posian exceedingly simple and efficient means tion the hops will hang it will be a simple for picking hops which will enable the user matter to reach them with one of the four to pick the hops from the vines regardless combs and to draw same into the basket. of their position with aminimum expendi- In practice, it is found that the leaves are 15 ture of time and effort. able to pass through the comb teeth and are A further object is to reduce the flm unt not pulled off, and therefore do not find their of leaves which are usually picked with the way into the hop basket in objectionable hops when ordinary methods are employed. quantiti as i th case h h are I accomplish these results in the manner picked under ordinary conditions. set forth in the following specification and What I claim as new is:

illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in 1. \A hop picker consisting of a U-shaped which: handle adapted to receive a hand between Figure l is a. plan of the device of which its members; a comb formed on one Side Of Figure 2 is a front elevation and Figure 3 one member parallel thereto; and a second at a right hand elevation. Figure 4 is a left b acro s one nd of the opposite memhand elevation of my device showing the her, the teeth of said combs pointing in op manner in which it is held in the hand and posite directions. the way in which it operates. 2. A hop picker consisting of a. U-shaped Similar numbers of reference refer to the handle having curved side members with 30 same parts throughout the Sever l views. their convex sides innermost; a comb formed Referring in detail to the drawing, I have on ne of said members in a plane passing constructed my device in the form of a tathrough both members; and a second comb pering U-shaped frame 10 whose legs 11 and formed on the open end of the other member 12 are curved slightly to fit the hand 13. whose plane intersects the plane of the first 35 Projecting from the edge of the leg 12 is comb at a small angle from the perpendicua front comb 14; having long teeth 15. Prolar; and a fastening means across th Open jecting from the end of the leg 11 is a side end of said handle. comb 16 provided with teeth 17. An adjustable strap 18 is placed across the open end DANIEL E. WILLIAMSON.

40 of the frame 10. A cluster of hops 19 and leaves 20 are shown on the branch 21. 

